“Our vision is to create a place for everyone on the planet to get equity and value in exchange for what they share.
In order to achieve our vision we understand the importance of building a place where people feel safe and confident that their data is used responsibly, and they have choice and control.”
We have created the tools for trusted data custodians to deliver this customer-controlled place. Get in touch to discuss how you can build it.
A pioneer of data privacy and digital identity, we build enterprise tools that data custodians deploy to enable their customers to access, control and securely exchange personal data.
Our services underpin award winning applications that allow people to live a seamless digital life, benefiting from convenience, without compromising on privacy or security. Our platform of integrated tools is built on open standards and is made by developers for developers.
With offices in Belgium, the UK and Australia, our mission is to create ways for everyone on the planet to get equity and value in exchange for the data they share. We partner with financial institutions, telecommunications providers and government bodies to deliver on this mission.
Katryna Dow is the founder and CEO of Meeco. She has been pioneering personal data rights since 2002, when she envisioned a time when personal sovereignty, identity and contextual privacy would be as important as being connected. Now distributed ledger, personal clouds, mobile technology, AI, Internet-of-Things and regulation such as the GDPR and Open Banking have converged to make Meeco both possible and necessary.
In 2011, she co-founded a think tank and incubator to explore commercialisation and business models across the emerging personal information sector. In early 2012, she wrote the Meeco Manifesto, and confident in strategy development and business model she founded Meeco in August of the same year. Katryna initially self-funded Meeco, before raising seed capital in January 2014, enabling Meeco to launch its first public platform in July 2014.
Katryna speaks globally on privacy and data innovation and currently serves on two IEEE standards working groups; Co-Chair for the Personal Data and Privacy Committee, part of the Global Initiative for Ethical Considerations in the Design of Autonomous Systems, and Chair for the new P7006 - Standard for Personal Data Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agent.
She is the co-author of the blockchain identity paper ‘Immutable Me’ and co-author/co-architect of Meeco’s distributed ledger solution and, most recently, the White Paper on Zero Knowledge Proofs for Access, Control, Delegation and Consent of Identity and Personal Data.
Prior to Meeco she founded and operated a strategy consulting practice. As a consultant, Katryna has extensive global experience in strategy to execution roles in start-ups to major corporate change and implementation and projects. Katryna has held leadership positions and delivered projects in the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, United States and India. Her industry sector experience includes information technology, financial services, health services and human resources.
Katryna currently splits her time between Australia and Europe, where Meeco has offices and development teams.
Greg Embleton is the Chairman of Meeco Planet Pty Ltd. Formally the CEO of Secure Value Exchange (SVX) Group, a major Meeco shareholder, which merged with Meeco in 2019.
Greg is a senior executive with over 35 years’ global technology and executive experience. He has held the role of CIO for a number of large Australian domestic and international corporations where he has been instrumental in leading substantial growth and transformational change programs. Some of the key companies and roles include held by Greg include:
Greg has a track record of consistently delivering growth in both customer and shareholder value. Through his drive and direction, the companies under his control have received industry accolades and a number have been the subject of successful acquisition. His experience, knowledge and pragmatic approach is reflected in the respect he has earned across business and technology sectors in Australia.
Greg is a proven transformational leader who believes unreservedly in the importance of data security, privacy and data innovation. As Chairman, he brings this commitment and his extensive knowledge and experience to help Meeco realise its full potential.
Greg has tertiary qualifications in Information Technology and Accounting and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
In addition to being the Chairman of the Meeco Board, he is also the Chairman of Zedmed, and an Advisory Board Member for Davidsons Recruitment and Byte.
Paul has spent 34 years in the professional accounting and advisory arena with PricewaterhouseCoopers. He retired from the Partnership of PwC Australia in 2011, (26 years as a Partner) and formed a boutique Corporate Advisory, Strategy and Restructuring practice, Collins Pitt Associates. Paul has also spent two years as a Special Advisor to Lazard Australia, one of Australia’s premier boutique M&A and Corporate Advisory firms.
For the past 45 years Paul has specialised in the area of corporate advice, turnaround & restructuring, profit improvement, M&A, strategic advice, risk and governance, forensic accounting and insolvency management.
Paul’s passion for this field of expertise has led him to work in many countries around the world. The pinnacle of his career was being appointed to the role of Global leader of PwC’s Crisis Management Division which was the largest restructuring, turnaround and forensics practice in the world with over 240 partners, 2,400 staff and operations in 62 countries with global revenues of circa A$1 billion. Paul led the practice for four years from both the Tokyo and New York offices of PwC.
Paul is an innovative and strategic thinker and has demonstrated an ability to lead large organizations and achieve significant top and bottom-line growth within the companies he has worked.
Whilst Paul, through his consultancy practice, Collins Pitt Associates, still provides specialist advice on profit enhancement, turnarounds, business processes, asset and investment management; his experience over the years this has led to a NED career with a strong focus on corporate entity financial performance, governance, and risk management.
Paul is currently a director of a number of companies in the Australian Unity Group. He is also a director of several private companies including Meeco and sits on the Investment Committee of three large corporates and not for profit entities.
Christine is a senior Finance and Operations Executive, with 20+ years of experience in supporting fast paced companies scale effectively.
Recently, Christine was the Global Head of Transformation and Operational Excellence for Afterpay Ltd, and led the scaling of Afterpay’s operational infrastructure to support its growth from $250M turnover to its eventual sale for US$29B. Upon the acquisition of Afterpay by Block Inc., Christine led Block’s transformation, IT and Engineering teams to drive the integration of its multiple acquisitions and operational efficiency.
Upon leaving Block Inc in early 2024, Christine established Evolvere Au, a boutique management consultancy business specialising in Business Transformation and supporting businesses to scale.
In addition to her role at Meeco, Christine also a board director of Mary Ward International, Loreto Centre.
